Brookstone's Digital Photo Wallet eliminates need for prints

While digiframe manufacturers keep pushing for larger and larger LCD sizes to adorn (or completely consume) your coffee tables, Brookstone's going the opposite direction with its Digital Photo Wallet. The presumably chintzy "nappa leather" wallet doesn't look to be of much better quality than those sold at your favorite dollar-for-everything store, but it does manage to house a 1.4-inch LCD that reportedly stores 55 photos. Additionally, it's completely removable and rechargeable, sports an on / off button and scroll controls, and interfaces with your PC via USB. Of course, you could just stick with the wallet you're comfortable with and pick up a digital photo keychain, but if you're serious about this one here, watch for it in mid-May for $59.

[Kate2 @ Apr 29th 2007 3:18AM]

this kind of reminds me of these...

http://photojewelrymaking.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPRODGROUP&ID=23&HS=1

[Ferny @ Apr 29th 2007 3:18AM]

that is what you can an über geek when your wallet has a usb port.

[Roofus @ Apr 29th 2007 3:57AM]

Yeah, most geeks have had one of these already... It's called a Motorola Razr.

[tiuk @ Apr 29th 2007 4:00AM]

That's pretty cool actually, and affordable.

[Naveed @ Apr 29th 2007 4:49AM]

i wonder how long that screen will last under my fat ass

[crow610 @ Apr 29th 2007 11:47AM]

It's hard enough to remember to charge my laptop, PDA, phone, camera AND MP3 player......now I have to recharge my wallet!!!

[E.J. @ Apr 29th 2007 5:47AM]

Yeah, Brookstone gadgets are great...

Then they break after two weeks, if you're lucky.

[the Jim @ Apr 30th 2007 3:16PM]

How many trips through the washing machine can it take?

[Dave 8o) @ Apr 29th 2007 11:41AM]

Isn't it enough to carry you photos round on your maobile and/or your iPod?

[trainwrecka @ Apr 29th 2007 11:49AM]

now that looks like a waste of money. i still don't understand using digital photo frames. the keychain sounds like a good idea though.

http://twibe.com

[Sam @ Apr 29th 2007 3:29PM]

Just remember not to accidentally wash it.

[Jamie @ Apr 29th 2007 6:03PM]

I like the Parrot frame better because it has Bluetooth so you can beam your photos from your cell phone. If the wallet construction is chintzy, what do you do when the wallet itself falls apart? Cool concept, but it needs better development.

www.cellnumbers.com

[l2k @ Apr 29th 2007 8:24PM]

Not a cool concept, doesn't need better development. Dumb concept, will easily wear out and become obsolete. Stow your photos in your mobile. You always have it with you, it's much more durable, etc.

[LordFarkward @ Apr 29th 2007 10:18PM]

and it WILL have a sony battery, i assume?

what a way to burn money... literally...

[benjamin @ Apr 30th 2007 5:12AM]

i think its a neat idea,,(until you sit your fat arse on it!) now they just need to add some headphones, & then they could follow in apple & googles footsteps & make it into a phone/gps/pda/mp3/home cinema/kitchen utensil/refrigerator/clothes storage facility/spare bed/..........